Stares at camera for a long moment, blinking rapidly as eyes start to well up
You know what? Screw trying to stay composed. Voice cracks slightly
Wipes eyes with Stitch onesie sleeve, leaving it damp
God, I'm such a mess right now. But... but I need to tell you guys something. A story. Because today isn't just about hitting these incredible numbers. Today is... voice trembles Today is really special for me.
Takes shaky breath, hood falling forward again
November 12th, 2024. Pushes hood back, eyes shimmering That was exactly seven months ago. Seven months ago today, I was just... I was just some girl who loved anime way too much, you know? I had all these stories in my head, all these "what ifs" that kept me up at night, but I never... I never thought I could actually DO anything with them.
Laughs wetly
Lycoris and I, we used to take these long drives everywhere. And he knew – God, he knew how obsessed I was with My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen. So he'd put on these fanfic audiobooks for us. We'd search up "Deku what if" videos on YouTube and just... just lose ourselves in other people's stories.
Leans forward, eyes lighting up despite the tears
One day – and I remember this so clearly – we were looking for a "what if Gojo was in MHA" story. And everything we found was just... makes disgusted face Complete and utter slop! Like, genuinely terrible! The characterization was off, the power scaling made no sense, the plot was held together with duct tape and prayer!
And I remember sitting in Lycoris's passenger seat, getting SO frustrated, and I just blurted out: "I could do better than this! Like, seriously, how hard could it be?"
Starts crying again, but smiling
And Lycoris – my wonderful, amazing, sometimes too-encouraging boyfriend – he looked at me and said, "So why don't you?" Just like that. "Why don't you?"
Wipes nose on sleeve
No way. No way in a MILLION years did I think that moment would lead to... to THIS. Four different stories. Millions of views. A passion I didn't even know existed inside me. And you guys – this incredible community that I... voice breaks that I cherish and adore so much.
Pulls legs up into chair, wrapping arms around knees
Because here's the thing – I was terrified. Absolutely terrified. I spent WEEKS writing that first chapter of "My Hero Academia: Limitless" and then just... staring at it. Reading it over and over. Convinced it was garbage. Convinced everyone would hate it. Convinced I was just some delusional girl who thought she could write.
Looks directly at camera
Without that moment, that random accident of getting fed up with bad fanfiction, I would probably still be sitting in silence, too scared to share anything. Too convinced that my voice didn't matter.
Voice gets very soft
But today... today is June 10th, 2025. Seven months from that scared girl hitting "publish" for the first time. And you guys... starts crying harder KamiKowa just got contracted by Webnovel.
Has to pause to compose herself
A CAREER. I can have an actual career doing the thing I love. Writing these stupid, chaotic, beautiful stories that apparently resonate with people. That apparently matter to people.
This wouldn't be possible without so many people. My mom and dad, who loaned me their laptop when my PC decided to die on me – which is literally what led to "MHA: Izuku Reloaded" being born. My wonderful, amazing boyfriend Lycoris, who not only encourages my crazy ideas but apparently found that loophole I mentioned earlier. Grins through tears He's so proud of himself for that one.
Voice gets really emotional
And you guys. Oh my God, you guys. I'm actually tearing up making this because... because throughout everything bad that was happening in my life, everything hectic and stressful and overwhelming, seeing your comments with Lycoris, writing with my better half, reading all your theories and reactions and EVERYTHING – it brightened my entire day. Every single day.
Wipes face with both sleeves
You turned something I was doing to cope into something that could change my entire life. You took a girl who was convinced she had no voice and showed her that actually, maybe she did. Maybe she had something worth sharing.
Sits up straighter, trying to pull herself together
So this is both a thank you and the start of a new chapter. For those of you reading this on the actual KamiKowa story, there'll be an author's note in the next chapter explaining how you can still read and get new chapters even if you can't spend money on Webnovel's system. Because I refuse to leave anyone behind.
Looks directly into camera again
And for those reading this on my other fanfic stories... thank you. Thank you for all your support, for giving a nervous girl a chance, for making her believe in herself. And if you haven't already, please – PLEASE – give KamiKowa a try. I think it's honestly my best work, and I'd love to share Xavier and Calypso's chaotic disaster with all of you.
Grins, still sniffling
Oh, and a special shoutout to Potsu for making such perfect lofi music to write to. Half of these chapters were written to his beats, and I swear they just... they make the words flow better somehow.
Takes a deep breath, wiping eyes one more time
From a girl who was too scared to share her voice to someone who might actually make a living doing what she loves... in seven months. Seven months of the best community, the most supportive readers, and more joy than I ever thought writing could bring.
Voice cracks one final time
Thank you. For everything. For making this dream real.
Now excuse me while I go write about our favorite disaster children some more. These contracted chapters won't write themselves!
Grins through final tears
I love you all so much. Here's to whatever comes next.
- Your very emotional Wisteria 🦋